Terrorists killed, sanctuaries destroyed in Pak-Afghan border air blitz
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Kamran Yousaf
Published: February 22, 2017
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets joined an anti-terrorist operation near Pak-Afghan border late Tuesday night, leaving several militants dead, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
“PAF engaged terrorists’ concentration late last night in Rajgal area, Khyber Agency – bordering Afghanistan. Many terrorists killed. Hideout destroyed,” a statement issued by the army’s media wing said.
Air strikes target terrorists regrouping in NWA
According to ISPR, a number of militants’ hideouts were also destroyed during the air pounding. The crackdown came after a wave of terrorist attacks across the country earlier this week.
On Friday, security forces launched a nationwide crackdown on after a bomb ripped through Lal Shahbaz Qalandar’s shrine, killing over 100 militants across the country.
Air strikes target terrorists regrouping in NWA; several dead
“Both the federal and provincial law enforcement authorities and police started a crackdown across the country before dawn, and scores of suspects have been arrested from different cities,” a government official speaking on condition of anonymity said. He said the sweeping operation will continue for the coming days.
The Islamic State group (IS) claimed the attack, which came after a series of bloody extremist assaults last week, in the town of Sehwan in Sindh.